198 
Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for J9J8 
Ribbons, Trade Sizes of. — The average widths of ribbons are as 
follows : 
No. 5.... 10 lignes wide No. 60 40 lignes wide 
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7.. 
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“ 100.. 
..50 
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16.. 
..25 
44 44 
“ 120. , 
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44 
22.. 
..30 
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“ 150.. 
. .60 
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40. . 
..35 
44 44 
“ 200.. 
..72 
44 
44 
A great many manufacturers call 54 lignes No. 100. There are 11 lignes 
to the inch. , 
Rose Apbis, Controlling. — Often 
to turn a fine, forceful stream of water 
San Jose Scale 
a, Adult female scale; 6, male scale; c, Young scales; 
d, larva just hatched; same, much enlarged; 
e, scale removed, showing body of female beneath; 
/, body of female insect, more enlarged; g, adult 
male of the San Jos6 scale. (See note on “Scale 
Insects.’’) 
the most effective remedy is 
on the insects from a garden 
hose. Applied often this 
gives satisfactory results. 
Solutions of fish-oil or 
cheaper grades of soap, one 
pound to four gallons of 
water, are often useful as a 
prompt remedy. Shave the 
soap into the water, dissolve 
by heating, and add enough 
water to make up for evapo- 
ration. The best remedy is 
40' per cent, nicotine sul- 
phate, diluted to one part to 
1000 or 2000 parts of water, 
with fish-oU or laundry soap 
added; one pound to 50 gal- 
lons of mixture. To make 
small quantities put one 
teaspoonful of the nicotine 
sulphate in from one to two 
gallons of water, adding 
one-half ounce laundry soap. 
The Rose Chafer, or 
“Rose bug,” is extremely de- 
structive to all kinds of 
vegetables, fruits and flow- 
ers. It is a long-legged 
beetle, yellowish brown in 
color, appearing usually in 
June. Rose bushes and 
Grape vines especially suf- 
fer from it, but where nu- 
merous it attacks other 
plants. It sometimes also 
cau.ses the death of young 
chicks by poisoning. It 
greatly prefers light sandy 
regions for breeding; clay 
